Cost of living comparison
Malta is 1.8% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Malta instead of Italy, you would:
pay 1.4% more for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.38
|
$15.58
€14.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.58
|
$9.83
€9.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.43
|
$2.16
€2.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.16
|
$1.54
€1.47
|
|
pay 7.1% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.94
|
$1.20
€1.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.51
|
$4.39
€4.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.27
|
$4.49
€4.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.24
|
$3.20
€3.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.81
|
$3.56
€3.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$1.28
€1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$1.02
€0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.25
|
$1.33
€1.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$0.78
€0.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.68
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
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pay 5.8% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.88
|
$5.42
€5.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€36.95
|
$23.63
€22.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€26,874.07
|
$26,001.46
€24,758.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.22
|
$28.45
€27.09
|
|
pay 13.8% more for housing
|
Italy
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.49
|
$31.01
€29.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€624.82
|
$947.36
€902.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€487.44
|
$804.74
€766.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€143.20
|
$69.35
€66.03
|
|
pay 3.5% more for childcare
|
Italy
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€484.40
|
$587.45
€559.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€9,013.09
|
$8,655.79
€8,242.04
|
|
pay 3.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.77
|
$3.44
€3.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.61
|
$2.38
€2.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.90
|
$5.93
€5.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€49.63
|
$56.85
€54.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.94
|
$9.86
€9.38
|
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pay 2.7% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€74.66
|
$89.57
€85.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.25
|
$36.50
€34.75
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€81.95
|
$88.33
€84.11
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€109.91
|
$99.58
€94.82
|
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